Baling-press-retainer lock.



L. C. YOUNG.

BALING PRESS RETAINER LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24.1915.

1,149,243 Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

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inaaeaa t Specification of It r 'f t n Patented Aug. 10,1915.

- Ap15hcation-fileflmebruary 24, 191:5. fSeriaIiNo, 210,237,

l bazttuhomlitm'ay-wncemr a i Be :it :lmown lthait .I, LAURENGE =O.. Y UNG, a citizen of the Unitedstat s; residingat Montgomery, in the county of Montgomery and State e f Alabama, have invented certain new and us'efud improvements-in :Bal-

ing Fress Retainer lioeks, and; do hereby del 'clare *the following ft'o be a fall, "clear, :and exact description 0f the invention, such as wrh enable ethersskilledzin the art to wihih it appertain-s to =makezan'd ase the same.

The primary @123 est view zissthe imaante- 'nance' Q f' the1Beta inerS oper'ative position while thepress is recetuing :cotton from the gins, and the ,sautematie withdrawal of :the retainers minder compression.

With this "and 'f'urth'er objects in view, ,as will inflpart hereinafter he stated and in part become ap arent, the invention comprises certain novel constructions; combine tiens "of parts a s wil l "be hereinafter :speci- *fied and claimed. W I i In the accompanying {drawing Figure l is-a cfragmentaryview insideelevation of a balingpress embodying the features of the 'present invention. Fig; 21is an end view thereof. I s 1 It is to be understood that'ithe invention is "applicable t'o any *of the common atypes of presses, and-for convenience has been illustrated applied to a double "box press consisting o'f boxes 1 and 2 mounted. 'tOfFGVOlWG on the center post 1-4 so that-cotton may be supplied to one of the boxes frem the gins.

while the cotton-in the other box iskbein-g compressed. Fixed-'t'o-"each side of each of the boxes are journal "bearing: "brackets 3 :in the outer or hearing portions: of which are journa'l'ed the sh'af 'ts 5, one sh-aft being provided "eachside of each box, and each shaft 5' being formed with bent or pranklike portions 5" pivotall-y engaging- *the retainerse the an-gle. Eachrretainer a consists-ofaright angle-bar'having a horizontal arm extending through a slot in the respective side of the press box, and ayertical'arm pendent from the horizontal armfthe bar being pivoted to the "respectiweficrank'5 at the angle so as to be free to move into and out ofoperative position Wi-th the horizontal arm extending into the box accompanied llowing the press-boxes at that end extend through at suehlower end portion for :al- 'hori-zontal arm to swing vertiieallzy' downward randto return to its hot- Zontal position the :course of filling weight ,rthe box with cotton from the sgins; To facilitate the passagepf such cotton across the inner -end of the horizontal arm of each re- ;tainerythe "end isxrounded at 45*, the under edge-of the arm being flat and straightso that "while the cotton :may pass freely from above down past the retainer it cannot expand: upward past the. same.

rEachshaftb has one end portion bentsub- :stantially at right angles to the axis of the major portion -of :theshaft to form :a lockiing. arm 5 which terminates in :a book 5. A rock shaftv6-extends across :each of :the adjacent the :arm 5 and is zjournaled appropriate bearings 6 =carriedbyrthe respective box. Cotter pins-6 :the shaft at the opposite endseof each bearing and engage the bearing for preventing axial reciprocation of the shaft. Each end portion of shaft 6 is bent to extendualongrxthe respective side of the box and is formed with a right-angle extension 6 disposed-to engage the-terminal :por- :tionof hoolr 5 of the respective arm 5 for locking the shafts 5'against oscillation. Approximately midwayof the length of shaft 6, a radial arm :6 is fixed to the shaft and extends normally away from the respective press box a distance 'sufiicient to, in operation, wengageacam block 8 which is carried ;by the strain rods 10 of the press, the block SLbeing. retainedin position 1n any approv priate manner as by being clamped to the rods by the use; of bolts connec'ting the block toa cooperating block 'or bar "9, or block 8 be fixed in any suitable "manner. The block 8 is formed with an incline or cam :portion leading from each end, the incline in each instance starting below the lowest plane which the arm 6 ever occupies so as to insure actuating the arm 6 whenever either of the press containersor boxes is swung to position for receiving the thrust of the "compression plunger. To insure maintenance of the respective arm 6 against moving below the plane indicated; each press "boxc'arries a bracket 11 on which the arm 6 rests when not engaging the cam block 8.

When it is desired to retain shafts 5 of either box released for any given period, the respective arm 6 is swung to the dotted line free to move outward incident to the com- :pensatory swinging ofthe' cranks 5 until i tonis complete, 1a to the reverse position from that shown their operative position.

arm being sprung into lockingengagement with a spring clip Z12 for being thus retained until it again be comes desirable to employthe automatically;

releasing retainer lock. 7 I

V The operation should-be obvious and will "be briefly stated as follows: The partsbeing' in the position indicated in F ig,;l, cotton is supplied from the gins to box 2 as usual up to the amount requisite for a bale. As

the cotton passes the horizontal arms of the retainers, the retainers swingpivotallybut the arms are held against withdrawing by the retention of rod 5 locked in its given 4 a movably mounted box adapted to bemoved I from a filling position to a compressionpo: sition, terial being position. Then the requisite supply ofcotthe boxes are swung on post in the drawings, and in-arriving in this position the retainer lock is released by the engagement of the-respective arm 6% with cam block 8 so that the parts assume the position indicated on box 1 in Fig. I. The shaft 5 is thusre'leased, and when the compression plunger ascends the retainers are the parts arrive in the position indicated at theleft hand side of Fig. 2. vThus the retainers automatically free themselves from danger and are not liable to be broken as 1 often happens with'retainers in present use which require either manual release or man- .ual withdrawal; After the bale has been tied out the box to the filling position, and it is then necessary to manually restore the retainers to What I claim is e I g 1. In a baling press, the combination, with a box, of retainers therefor movably mount- 7 red and adapted toextend into and to be retracted from the box, means for locking the retainers against retraction from the box, and means for automatically releasing said locking means. 2. In a baling press, the combination with a press box movable from a filling to a compression position, retainers movable into operative and inoperative position, means for locking the retainers in operative position against the pressure of the compressed ma terial, and means for releasing the locking means to permit the retainers to be moved I to inoperative position by the pressure of the compressed material.

3. In a baling press, the combination, with Copies of this patent may be obtained for ating the same for releasing means} when the box is moved to the, compresslng position. J V

p from which the bale has just been removed is swung around again a movablymounted box adapted to.

retainers in operative mommy mounted boxf'adapted to be moved from filling position to a compres sion position, a retainer disposed to -engage material in the box during the filling," neans 7 means for looking theretainer carrying means movement, anyoperating arm for the locking means, and a cam disposed in the path of the operating arm forengagingand actuthe locking against 1 I. In a'baling.press,the combination,

retainers disposed to operate on ma filledinto the box, means for looking the retainersin thejoperating POSltion, a lock releasing arm adapted to re- 7 leasethe retainers when the arm is, actuated,

and acamdisposed in thepath of the arm for actuating the same as the box is being moved into the compressionposition= V 5. In a baling press, the combination with l a press .box movable from a filling .to a

locking meansfor locking the retainers on each side of the press box in operative position, and means for automatlcally releasing the locking means for both setsof retainers simultaneously.

I 6. In a baling press, the combination with v r a press box movable from filling to compression position, retainerslocated at each side of thepress box, movable into operative and inoperative position,

inoperative position, andmeans for releasing said locking means, 7 I

7. In a baling press, the combinationwith be moved from a fillingto a compressionposition, retainers disposed on both sides of the box to operate on materialbeing filled into the box, a single locking arm for locking the means for automatically opof the box, and erating the arm to simultaneously release the retainers on both sides of the box.

LAURENCE G YOUNG. Witnesses: r l 'i W. H; KOHN,

D. S. BOYD, Jr.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washingtonfl). C." i

and a single locking, 1 means for locking both sets of retainers in position on both sides 

